Adjustable lace, ribbon, braid, or cord holder.



No. 760,419. PATBNTED MAY 24, 1904. M. O. OANTRELL. ADJUSTABLE LAGE, RIBBON, BBAID, OR OORD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED-OCT. 19, 1903.

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Patented May 24, 1904:.

MILTON C. CANTRELL, OF MARSHALL, ARKANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE LACE, RIBBON, BRAID, OB CORD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 760,419, dated May 24, 1904.

Application iled October 19, 1903. Serial No. 177,705. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, MILTON C. OANTRELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marshall, in the county of Searcy and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Lace, Ribbon, Braid, or Oord Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to adjustable holders for lace, ribbon, braid, cord, and all kinds of skein goods,as will be herein clearly set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

The prime object of my invention is to provide an adjustable frame or holder for the purpose of receiving and holding all laces, ribbons, braids, cords, land skeins, thev same to be transferred from the original package, bunch, roll, or skein without unwinding and rewinding the same, which will greatly facilitate the handling, measuring, and displaying thereof.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part of this application, and in which- The drawing shows an elevation of my device in which the two parallel arms or bars a a are provided with an adjustable cross-bar 7;, which is also provided with heliXes c c, through which the bars or arms a t pass, permitting bar to be adjusted and placed at any point along bars or arms e a, said bar being firmly held in place along the bars or arms a t by friction and pressure of heliXes c c on said bars or arms a a.

rlhe parallel bars or arms a a are connected. together by and are parts of a cross-bar e, that runs at right angles with bars or arms a a and' parallel with bar I), the bars or arms a a and bar e being' provided with and firmly held together by the helixes d d. By lirm pressure against the helixes c e with the thumbs and lingers bar Z) may be moved toward bar e until the inside length of any bunch, roll, or skein of any lace,ribbon,braid, cord, or other material exceeds the distance between the bars L and e, when either of the points f j of the bars or arms a a may be passed between and through the center fold or folds of said bunch, roll, or skein, bringing the bar against one end of said inside fold or folds, which will permit either of the helixes d ci to be passed through the opposite end of said inside or center fold or folds until the entire bunch, roll, or skein of lace. ribbon, braid, cord, `or other material rests and is contained on bar Z) between the ends or points ff of bars or arms a a, and the opposite end of said bunch, roll, or skein rests on bar e between heliXes d d. Then by iirm pressure with the thumbs and fingers against heliXes o c bar d is moved in the opposite direction from bar e until all. the folds of the bunch, roll, or skein are drawn taut.

The extension of bars a a through and past the heliXes e c, culminating' in the ends or points ff, together with the helixes d CZ, prevent any material placed thereon from slipping or pulling off or out of said frame or holder.

The inside diameter of the heliXes c c being wound,one or two gages smaller than the bars or arms a t alfords a proper amount of friction or pressure for holding bar in any adjustment and takes all wear from continued use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An adjustable device or holder for bunches, rolls or skeins of lace, ribbon, braid, cord, o1' other material, provided with two parallel bars or arms a a having formed integral theres with a bar e extending at right angles transversely to said bars or arms a a, forming the heliXes Z d at each. connection or turn, said bars or arms (t a being further provided with another transverse bar adjustable on the bars or arms a a and provided with helixes c c at each end through which the bars or arms a a pass, said helixes c c providing friction and pressure for maintaining' the bar in any position required on said bars a cz., the ends of said bars aa extending beyond helixes c c, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature,in presence of two witnesses, this 5th day of October, 1903.

MILTON C. CANTRELL. Witnesses:

BLANCHE BnANNoN, W. A. S'rurnnNsoN. 

